Michael Bartz Preserving the spoken word The alphabet that revolutionized ancient communication Greece adopted the alphabet for its own purposes Rome continued using the alphabet insuring a monopoly of knowledge The written word started to evolve The alphabet continues its evolution Uppercase A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Lowercase a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z The alphabet as we currently know it The spoken word continues to change the alphabet